SUNOCO LP (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark one) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2015 or o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-35653 SUNOCO LP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 30-0740483 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 555 East Airtex Drive Houston, TX 77073 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (832) 234-3600 (Former Name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted to its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Registration S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See the definitions of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.): Yes o No x At June 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of common units representing limited partner interests held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $907.4 million based upon the closing price of its common units on the New York Stock Exchange. The registrant had 87,365,706 common units representing limited partner interests and 16,410,780 Class C units representing limited partner interests outstanding at February 22, 2016. Documents Incorporated by Reference: None SUNOCO LP ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I Item 1. Business 1 Item 1A. Risk Factors 11 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 31 Item 2. Properties 32 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 32 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 32 PART II Item 5. Market for Our Common Equity, Related Unitholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 33 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 35 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 36 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 51 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 52 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 52 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 52 Item 9B. Other Information 54 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 55 Item 11. Executive Compensation 59 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Unitholder Matters 70 Item 13. Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence 73 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 75 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 77 Signatures 78 i PAR T I DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This report contains “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this report are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, results of operations and financial condition. You can identify many of these statements by looking for words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or similar words or the negative thereof. Known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those in these forward-looking statements are described below, in Part I, Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) and Part II, Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) of this report. All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us on the date of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Item 1. Business General As used in this document, the terms “Partnership”, “SUN”, “we”, “us”, or “our” should be understood to refer to Sunoco LP, known prior to October 27, 2014 as Susser Petroleum Partners LP, and our consolidated subsidiaries, including Sunoco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunoco LLC”), on a 100% consolidated basis, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise or unless Sunoco LLC is referenced separately. Although we only have a 31.58% membership interest in Sunoco LLC, because we have a controlling interest as a result of our 50.1% voting interest in Sunoco LLC, it is considered a consolidated subsidiary for financial statement reporting purposes. Overview We are a growth-oriented Delaware master limited partnership. We are managed by our general partner, Sunoco GP LLC (our “General Partner”), which is owned by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., another publicly traded master limited partnership (“ETE”). The following simplified diagram depicts our organizational structure as of December 31, 2015. (1) Effective January 1, 2016, certain of our operating subsidiaries exchanged their Class A units for Class C units. 1 We are engaged in retail sale of motor fuels and merchandise through our company-operated convenience stores and retail fuel sites, as well as the wholesale distribution of motor fuels to convenience stores, independent dealers, commercial customers and distributors. Additionally, through our 31.58% membership interest in Sunoco LLC, we are the exclusive wholesale supplier of the iconic Sunoco branded motor fuel, supplying an extensive distribution network of approximately 5,000 Sunoco ‑brand ed company, third-party, and affiliate operated locations. During 2015, we completed strategic acquisitions of businesses that operate complementary motor fuel distribution and convenience retail stores (see “Acquisitions” below). As a result of these acquisitions, we now operate approximately 900 convenience stores and fuel outlets in eight states, offering merchandise, food service, motor fuel and other services as of December 31, 2015. Our retail stores operate under several brands, including our proprietary convenience store brands Stripes ® , Aloha Island Mart ® , and other retail locations acquired from Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC (“MACS”), most of which we intend to brand APlus ® during 2016 (see “Acquisitions” below). We distributed approximately 7.6 billion gallons of motor fuel during 2015 through our convenience stores and consignment locations, contracted independent convenience store operators, and other commercial customers, including 5.2 billion gallons sold by Sunoco LLC on a consolidated basis. We believe our combined retail and wholesale business model will make it possible for us to achieve an optimal return on our investment as we integrate new or acquired stores while minimizing overhead costs. Operating Segments and Subsidiaries Prior to September 2014, we operated our business as one segment, which was primarily engaged in wholesale fuel distribution. With the addition of convenience store operations, we have added a retail operations segment. Our operations are currently conducted by the following consolidated subsidiaries: · Susser Holdings Corporation (“Susser”), a Delaware corporation, sells motor fuel and merchandise in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma through Stripes branded convenience stores and transports motor fuel under GoPetro Transport LLC. · Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC (“SPOC”), a Delaware limited liability company, distributes motor fuel to Susser’s retail and consignment locations, as well as third party customers in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. · Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC (“PropCo”), a Delaware limited liability company, primarily owns and leases convenience store properties. · T&C Wholesale LLC and Susser Energy Services LLC, both Texas limited liability companies, distribute motor fuels, propane and lubricating oils, primarily in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. On April 1, 2015, T&C Wholesale LLC merged with Susser Energy Services LLC under the name Sunoco Energy Services LLC. · Southside Oil, LLC (“Southside Oil”), a Virginia limited liability company, distributes motor fuel, primarily in Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Georgia.